We have rounded up some reports and surveys from around the industry that we thought were of interest.
A 2026 Health Plan Imperative
In a new, greatly expanded survey, health plan members reveal the experiences that would delight them. Yet Cognizant’s survey results show health insurers still struggle to deliver basic services efficiently.
Healthcare AI Works, so Why isn’t it Scaling?
Carta Healthcare, the leader in enterprise clinical data management, released findings from a national survey of U.S. healthcare leaders showing that AI is proving its worth but failing to expand, and that leaders will not trust it at scale without deep clinical expertise. In the survey’s most lopsided result, 92% said deep healthcare domain expertise is critical when evaluating an AI vendor, with half of all respondents assigning it the maximum possible score. Even where AI has delivered measurable value, 71% of organizations are not expanding it at pace.
Advanced Practice Provider Workforce Trends Report
Advanced practice providers (APPs) have moved from a reactive staffing solution to a foundational pillar of U.S. healthcare workforce strategy, according to a new survey of 327 healthcare facility leaders from CHG Healthcare, the nation’s leading physician and advanced practice workforce company. The Advanced Practice Provider Workforce Trends Report finds that 92% of leaders now rate APPs as very or extremely important to their organization’s workforce strategy, and 97% planned to maintain or increase APP utilization in 2026. For hospital and health system executives, the message is direct: APP programs have moved past the point where adoption itself creates an advantage. The question is no longer whether to use APPs, but how to structure them within the workforce for the long term.
2026 Homecare Insights: Provider Voices Survey
HHAeXchange, a homecare management solution for providers, caregivers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and state Medicaid programs, announced findings from its 2026 Homecare Insights: Provider Voices Survey. The survey, which collected responses from 465 home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers across HHAeXchange’s national customer base, reflects the current pressures, priorities, and growth opportunities facing the industry.
How CHIME IT Executive Members View AI
Carta Healthcare, the award-winning leader in enterprise clinical data management, released survey findings showing near-total agreement among health system IT leaders that AI works best with clinicians in control. In the most decisive result, 81% of respondents rated clinician involvement in the design and deployment of AI as mostly or vitally important, and not one called it unimportant.
Payment for Clinical AI
Clinical AI is advancing rapidly—but the way healthcare pays for it could determine whether it expands access and lowers costs or simply adds another expensive layer to the system. The Peterson Health Technology Institute released new research examining a fundamental but largely unresolved question: How should we pay for clinical AI? The findings warn that applying today’s reimbursement structures to AI-enabled care could produce the wrong results. Fee-for-service models may reward additional billable activity and drive costs higher, while pay-for-performance and capitated models may provide too little incentive for providers to adopt high-value clinical AI.
